SS Rajamouli's forthcoming magnum opus Baahubali has been reportedly sold for a whopping Rs 27 Crore in Tamil. Hero Suriya's kin and ace producer KE Gnanavel Raja has bought the rights of "Mahabali" (Tamil version of Baahubali) for this fancy price. Though the film's lead protagonist, Prabahs is hardly known in Tamil, Gnanavel apparently betting big with Rajamouli's brand and considering that the movie has Anushka, Tamanna and Rana in the ensemble cast.

Considering that Rajamouli carved a niche for himself and especially after his Eega (Naan Ee) did exceptionally well in Tamil, expectations on Baahubali in Tamil are also way too high. Even Tamil film fraternity is shocked with the price as this is first time a whopping price has been offered for a Telugu film.

Confirming the news, Gnanavel Raja stated that he has acquired the rights of Mahabali. He also added that he watched 45 minutes of the film and quite confident on the film faring well in Tamil.